Builders looking to improve skills in retrofitting and renovating?
The series of three events organised by Cumbria Action for Sustainability starts with a half day course in airtightness on 28 February in Penrith. Delivered by Ecological Building Systems based in Carlisle, the course will focus on the most appropriate methods and materials to ensure airtightness when retrofitting and extending existing buildings.
This will be followed by an evening webinar on 15 March which will cover the most recent updates to Part F, L and O of the Building Regulations that came into force in June 2021. The last event will be a two-day classroom-based course on 23 & 24 March, packed with workshops and practical sessions, both led by People Powered Retrofit, a not-for-profit one-stop-shop retrofit organisation covering the North West who offer clear, independent advice and support to help deliver retrofit projects to a high standard.
The events are fully funded by the Energy Redress scheme, and are free to attend. A generous bursary is available for all the events, intended to reimburse builders for time and cost.
For full details and to book your free places, see www.cafs.org.uk/events.
Online construction tool developed with public and private sector organisations launches after successful trial.
Compliance Chain, a first of its kind construction software solution has relaunched its platform after a successful 6-month trial period. During the test period, 60 contractors and over 100 public sector organisations signed up and managed over 300 projects. Compliance Chain celebrated its launch during a recent contractor engagement day.
The platform has been developed in collaboration with framework providers, public sector organisations, contractors, and subcontractors to provide the complete solution. The core functions allow an effective and transparent way for all project stakeholders to manage their supply chain, project performance, and social value delivery all in one place. As well as providing a wide range of business opportunities to subcontractors and suppliers.
The platform is free to public sector organisations and fulfils requirements of the Public Sector Assessment Standard (PAS91).
Compliance Chain was created after cries from the industry to develop a modern and user-friendly platform which combines supplier compliance, financial due diligence, project reporting, and social value delivery into one cloud-based system.
Suppliers and subcontractors can join free at Bronze level to demonstrate their compliance and become visible to hundreds of principle contractors and clients actively searching for suppliers. Morgan Sindall, Kier, Willmott Dixon, and BAM Construction are among some of the 60+ contractors using Compliance Chain to manage their projects and supply chain.
Memberships are free to Bronze Level Subcontractors and Suppliers and accessible to all Principal Contractors and Public Sector Organisations.
Public Sector Client Organisations, Principal Contractors, Subcontractors, and Material Suppliers can sign up online and book a demo at www.compliancechain.co.uk